Spring Auction 2024

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Chicago, IL, United States

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Spring Auction 2024

The Butterfly Company LLC

Welcome to our Spring Auction! We had a LOT on our hands last year launching the new website, so we missed our fall auction but we are very excited to share our Spring Auction! Here you will find both common and rare material. These items are sourced from our extensive House Collection, legacy American and European collections. We hope you win a wonderful treasure to add to your collection! Good luck!

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MYSTERY LOT 3: Back by popular demand! These lots have a wonderful specimen (or GROUP of specimens!) pre-determined that will be sent out upon close of the auction. If you are looking for a fun surprise and/or build

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0073: MYSTERY LOT 3

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$1

MYSTERY LOT 4: Back by popular demand! These lots have a wonderful specimen (or GROUP of specimens!) pre-determined that will be sent out upon close of the auction. If you are looking for a fun surprise and/or build

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0074: MYSTERY LOT 4

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$1

MYSTERY LOT 5: Back by popular demand! These lots have a wonderful specimen (or GROUP of specimens!) pre-determined that will be sent out upon close of the auction. If you are looking for a fun surprise and/or build

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0075: MYSTERY LOT 5

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$1

Eupatorus gracillicornis PAIR: A Gracillicornis horned beetle pair from Thailand! This pair is interesting as it has collection data included, and already spread! You will receive this exact specimen spread as shown from the TBC Ho

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0076: Eupatorus gracillicornis PAIR

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$15

Cyclommatus imperator Trio: A fierce looking trio of Emperor Stag beetles from Papua New Guinea. These three examples will be provided with ID tags of location and collection date and sizing. This Stag species are quite popular

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0077: Cyclommatus imperator Trio

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$25

Stag Beetle Duo: A Cyclommatus elaphus and Prosopocolius bison cinctus stag beetle pair from Sumatera and Wau District - Morobe Prov. PNG. Cyclommatus stags are beautiful metallic bodied beetles, this one is green wit

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0078: Stag Beetle Duo

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$20

Xylotrupes gideon lamarcitus: A shiny shelled Xylotrupes trio in three different shades of brown. Pristine condition, all intact and ready for display! You will receive this exact group spread as shown from the TBC House Collectio

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0079: Xylotrupes gideon lamarcitus

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$20

Cyclommatus eximius and pulchellus GROUP: An all male squad of Cyclommatus stags. Cyclo stags are known and sought after for their metallic bodies, like armor. Popular amongst collectors and breeders, sometimes are exported and domesticated a

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0080: Cyclommatus eximius and pulchellus GROUP

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$24

Memphis arginussa: A sharp axe-shaped winged butterfly from Brazil. Its wings are a beautiful soft blue to dark velvet blue ombre with white spotting from forewing to lower hindwing tail ends. Underneath they are brown

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0081: Memphis arginussa

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$1

Anaea ryphea FEMALE: A golden orange winged butterfly from Ecuador. This is a female example, dark brown wing tips and little hindwing tails. Like a sahara desert sunset atop their wings! You will receive this exact speci

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0082: Anaea ryphea FEMALE

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$3

Melanocera menippe ssp.: The Chestnut Emperor Moth! An orange-brown moth with four black, white halo eyespots. There is some scratch-like marks but the white haze at the tips is part of its design and nt an imperfection of it

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0083: Melanocera menippe ssp.

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$24

Rothschildia hesperus (?) ssp.: A beautiful golden brown winged Rotschildia moth with 4 window pane patches. A light chalky haze runs down from forewing to hindinwg ends. You will receive this exact specimens. spread as shown from t

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0084: Rothschildia hesperus (?) ssp.

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$16

Blue Paradise Butterfly Trio: A trio assortment of beautiful ocean sapphire blue to iridescent sky blue butterfies. The list of specimens are as follows: 1st buttefly is Anaea cyanea, 2nd butterfly is Thaumantis klugius lucipor, 3

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0085: Blue Paradise Butterfly Trio

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$65

Fulgoricesa peruviana: A tan brown plant hopper with some pea green coloration. Both sets of wings are transparent at its tips, camouflage coloration and patterning within its inner wings. You will receive this exact specim

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0086: Fulgoricesa peruviana

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$1

Eurybia lycisca: The Blue-Winged Eurybia, a petite sized metalmark butterfly with glowing blue coloration at their hindwings and two yellow-blue eyespots at their inner brown forewings. This example is missing an abdo

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0087: Eurybia lycisca

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$5

Platypleura kaempferi: A camouflaged, dark winged cicada species from China and neighboring regions. The forewing design of Kampfer's Cicada is often compared to that of a Brazilian woodpecker species wing, Kaempfer's Woodp

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0088: Platypleura kaempferi

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$3

Smyrna blomfildia: Blomfid's Beauty is a radiant golden sun colored butterfly from Mexico to Central America. Their forewings are dipped in black with 3 white spots, some black on its hindwing. The undersides of these a

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0089: Smyrna blomfildia

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$12

Agrias claudina: A beautiful scarlet red patched, blue hindwing nymph butterfly from South America. The undersides of this Agrias, like many others, is stellar patterned , forewings are super washed in color compared

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0090: Agrias claudina

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$45

Troides magellanus PAIR: The Magellan Birdwing! A spectacular looking pair of these striking birdwings from the Philippines. The male's exhibit a two-tone coloring of brown and yello with some like chalking wing veining, thei

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0091: Troides magellanus PAIR

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Ornithoptera victoriae rubianus: Ornithoptera victoriae rubianus, Queen Victoria's Birdwing, are extremely sought after! A beautiul electric neon green encapsulated in dark black They are a strictly protected species; CITES II butter

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0092: Ornithoptera victoriae rubianus

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$175

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Ornithoptera victoriae rubianus Form Niclasi: Ornithoptera victoriae rubianus f. Niclasi, Queen Victoria's Birdwing, are extremely sought after! They are a strictly protected species; CITES II butterflies, which means they cannot be imported or e

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0093: Ornithoptera victoriae rubianus Form Niclasi

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$250

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$20

Ornithoptera priamus urvillianus: The Empire Birdwing is one of the most sought-after specimens in the world, its large beautiful blue wings are magnificent. and because of their protection status (through CITES) they are not allowed

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0094: Ornithoptera priamus urvillianus

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Imbrasia eblis: A large sized, dark chocolate winged moth from Cameroon. This moth has giant red-eyespots in its middle hindwing, which is a form of mimicry to help it ward off any lingering predators nearby. Flipped

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0095: Imbrasia eblis

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$45

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Papilio antimachus: The Giant African Swallowtail, Papilio anitmachus, is a grand sized swallowtail from Africa and one of the largest in its country. Their wingspan can go as high as 9 inches in length. They can be seen

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0096: Papilio antimachus

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$75

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